A longitudinal study of stressful life events assessed at interview with an epidemiological sample of adult twins: The basis of individual variation in event exposure

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1239-1252

  Foley, D L ^a   Neale, M C ^a   Kendler, K S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; STRESS; TWINS;

EID: 0029820724     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0033291700035960     Document Type: Article

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